Written question asked by Richard Bacon (Conservative) on Thursday, 2 December 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 14 December 2004. It was answered by Alun Michael (Labour) on Tuesday, 14 December 2004 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the size of the UK pig herd was in (a) 1994, (b) 1999 and (c) 2004. - Inc table.

Answer: Mr. Bacon: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the size of the UK pig herd was in (a) 1994, (b) 1999 and (c) 2004. [203126] Alun Michael: The following figures show the size of the pig herd in England. Figures for the other UK countries fall under the jurisdiction of the devolved authorities. Numbers for 2004 are currently provisional, final figures are due to be published on 16 December 2004. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Total pigs (a) 1994 6,591,684 (b) 1999 6,163,443 (c) 2004 4,089,352 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Source: June Agricultural Census

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